Sales to the end customer increased by 12 percent year to year, reaching PLN 7.4 billion.
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The company also consistently reduces its net loss, which decreased to PLN 51 million in the reporting period (compared to PLN 77 million a year earlier).
The weather dictated the pace
The beginning of the year was marked by atmospheric challenges. Comparable sales (LfL) increased by 3.2%, which was directly influenced by January and February. As the company indicated in a statement, Unfavorable weather conditions in these months limited customer traffic, but as the weather warmed up in the following weeks of the quarter, sales dynamics rebounded significantly.
Consolidated sales revenues increased by 15.9 percent rdrreaching PLN 6.57 billion. At the same time, the Group improved its adjusted EBITDA margin to 9.1 percentwhich was possible thanks to the scale effect and optimization of logistics costs and energy consumption.
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Expansion without rest: the goal is 16,000. shops
Żabka is not slowing down in expanding its network. Only in the first quarter of this year. opened 435 new branches on the Polish and Romanian markets. Thus, at the end of March, the network already counted 12,750 stores.
“The results for the first quarter confirm the resilience of the group's business model, and the growing scale of operations, cost discipline and investments in technology create a solid basis for growth in the next, seasonally stronger quarters of the year,” said CEO Tomasz Suchański.
The strategic goal is 16 thousand shops by the end of 2028
Investments and modern trade
Despite lower investment outlays (decrease by 8% to PLN 299 million), the Group is focusing on the modernization of facilities and technology development. Żabka is no longer just traditional convenience stores, but an extensive ecosystem including autonomous Żabka Nano points and the Froo brand (present in Romania since mid-2024). The digital segment includes Maczfit, Dietly and q-commerce services under the Jush! banner. and Delia.
Since its stock exchange debut in October 2024, Żabka has been one of the most closely watched companies on the Warsaw Stock Exchange, and its results for the first quarter of 2026 confirm the trend of systematic improvement in operational efficiency.
